Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City missed an opportunity to beat Liverpool – and warned his team must now win all their remaining games to fend off the Reds’ championship challenge.
City were pegged back twice as Jurgen Klopp’s side scrapped to a 2-2 Premier League draw at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon. It means Guardiola’s side stay a point clear of Liverpool at the summit with both teams having seven games left to play. And the City boss fears his side being held to a solitary draw during those final games may be enough to let the Reds in to reclaim the title.
“Winning, losing or drawing today, it will not end (the title race),” said Guardiola. “I had that feeling before. Both teams know today was massively important about the distance (between the teams) and we played for that.